重犯

wǒ men yīng gāi xī qǔ jiào xùn bì miǎn chóng fàn cuò wù

我们应该吸取教训，避免重犯错误。

We should draw a lesson from past errors so as to prevent their recurrence.

jiù bìng chóng fàn

旧病重犯

lapse back into bad habits

yuē hàn jué xīn bì miǎn chóng fàn fù qīn de cuò wù

约翰决心避免重犯父亲的错误。

John was determined to avoid mistakes of his father.